Fine allround performance by Chamara

Dilwin Mendis - Moratuwa Sports Correspondent

A good double by Chamara de Soysa 65 runs and 6 for 28 helped Sebastanite Cricket Club to beat Police Sports Club on first innings by 84 runs in their inter-club Sara Trophy cricket match worked off at Bambalapitiya.

Sebastanite cricket electing to bat scored 252 runs and former Cambrian Pubudu Ranaweera made the top score of 83 runs and associated a fifth wicket partnership of 130 runs with Chamara de Soysa. Sujan Mayura claimed 4 for 47 for the homesters. In reply Police Sports Club were all out for 168 runs and Supun Nirmal scored 56 runs.

In their second essay at stumps visitors were 151 for 3 with Tharaka Dushantha and Dinesh Paranavithane scoring 37 and unbeaten 54 runs.

Sebastanites - 252 (Diensh Paranvithane 33, Pubudu Ranweera 83, Chamara de Soysa 65, Dammika Rajapakse 2/35, Sujan Mayura 4/47, Anuska Ramanayake 2/34 and 151/3 Kasun Ranasinghe 22, Taraka Dushyantha 37, Dinesh Paranavithane 54 n/o, Lakshan de Silva 20 n/o).

Police SC - 168 (Palitha Kumara 22, Anura Priyantha 26, Supun Nirmala 56, Malin Silva 2/14, Chamara de Soysa 6/28.